Doctor Who 5.12: Welcome To The Plastic Beachhead

There was a lot to love about "The Pandorica Opens," even if it was mostly set-up for next week's grand season finale. If nothing else, what a set-up: Bringing back all manner of characters from this season to try and send the Doctor a message about something that he already kind of knew (The destruction of the TARDIS), bringing back even more villains who - gasp! - may be the good guys this time around, and the tease of an explanation about what, exactly, is going on with that whole crack-in-time thing. Oh, and the return of someone who really shouldn't exist, and a grand historical joke or two. What more could you want?